Dress-shield.



R. HINGKLEY.

DRESS SHIELD.

APPLIUATIUN :FILED Mu 21, 1909.

Patented 112111.25, 1910.

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HENRIETTA R. HINCKLEY, 0F WATERBURY, CONNIECTIGU'L.`

DRESS-SHIELD.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

Application filed May 21, 1909. Serial No. 497,500.

are very soon destroyed by washing, since the rubber film orperspiration-proof fabric of which these shields` are composed isquickly disintegrated and rendered nonperspiration-proof by washing thesame.

My invention seeks to overcome the disadvantages referred to and toprovide a dress shield in which there is a pocket in each flap of thesame for containing a perspiration-proof layer and in which the layerreferred to may be readily removed when it is desired to wash theshield.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,--

Figure 1 is a View in elevation vof a dress shield made in accordance`with my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar'view of the perspirationrooflayer removed from the pocket. F1g. 3 is a sectional view on the line3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a fastening device whichmay be employed Mfor securing the parts of the shield in. place and forsecuring theshield to the arm scyeof a arment.

Re erring to therdrawing, the numeral l designates the inner layer of apocket, and 2 is the outer layer thereof. These layers are `securedtogether by a binding 3 at the outer edges of said layen The innerpocket of the shield consists ofthe layers 4 and 5 connected together bya binding strip 6 eX- tending around the edges thereof. The pocketopening 7 is provided with bindhe perspirationroof layer shown in Fig. 2consists of a ap 9'and a smaller ap 10 preferably formed of two piecesand secured'together along the upper edge, as at 11a, to practicallyconform to the shape of the dress shield pocket. This perspiratlonprooflayer can be readily inserted in the pocket and removed therefromwhenever it is desired to wash the shield. It will be understood thatthe pocketed member of the shield is made of suitable washable fabric.

For the purpose of securing the perspiration-proof layer in the pocketand for holding the shield in position in the arm scye of the garmentthe fastener shown 1n Fig. 4 may be employed, or any suitable fasteningdevice. As shown. in Fig. 4, the socket mein'- ber 11 is preferably ofthe resilient type, and

ythe stud 12 is adapted to pass into the socket member after passingthrough the perspiration-proof layer and the members of the pocket. Theshank 13 of the stud member may engage the material of the garment toyhold the shield in place. rlhe ball and socket members may be securedto the shield, as shown in Fig. 3, by means of stitches or otherfastening means.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a dress shield made inaccordance with my invention can be quickly cleaned without 1njuring theperspiration-proof layer7` the latterbeing removed from the pocket lntheshield before the washing operation.` The cost of production of myshield is no greater than that ofthe ordinary dress shield, and` theadvantage referred to is very great.

A dress, shield comprising a washable fabric having a plurality ofpockets, a removable moisture-proof layer of materlal having portionsdis osed in said pockets and confined between t eir walls, socketmembers carriedby one of the walls o f one of the said pockets anddisposed inline with the openings of the said pockets, and stud memberscarried by the moisture-proof material and adapted to be removablyinserted in the socket members to hold themoistureproof material in itsoperatlve position.

In testimon whereof I affix my signaturetwo Witnesses.

HINCKLEY.

in presence o HENRIETTA R. Witnesses:

FREDK. M. PEASLEY, PERoY B. F. WALLACE.

